Menelaos Tzifopoulos

• Doctor of Education
• Assistant Professor at University of Western Macedonia

Στον ψηφιακό τόμο «Η Ελληνική ως Δεύτερη/Ξένη Γλώσσα: Εκπαιδευτικές πολιτικές και πρακτικές σε περιβάλλοντα της Ελλάδας και του Εξωτερικού» συμπεριλαμβάνονται ογδόντα (80) κείμενα, τα οποία επιλέχθηκαν από ένα σύνολο εργασιών που παρουσιάστηκαν στο τριήμερο Διεθνές Συνέδριο «Σύγχρονες Πρακτικές στη Διδασκαλία της Ελληνικής ως Δεύτερης/Ξένης γλώσσας...

No one can dispute the fact that the teaching profession seemed to be tested during the coronavirus pandemic. Teachers were called upon to perform a difficult and multifaced role, without help and support from the state. The issues that teachers had to respond to and solve are related to their autonomy, their digital literacy competences and their...

Τα σύγχρονα εργασιακά περιβάλλοντα χαρακτηρίζονται, πλέον, από αυξημένο βαθμό πολυπλοκότητας, αβεβαιότητας και ανταγωνισμού, με αποτέλεσμα το ανθρώπινο δυναμικό, περισσότερο από άλλοτε, να διαδραματίζει καθοριστικό ρόλο στην αύξηση της αποτελεσματικότητας ενός οργανισμού. Οι περισσότεροι εργοδότες, πλέον, ψάχνουν εργατικό δυναμικό που έχει εξελιγμέ...

School education utilizes pedagogical theories that focus on building knowledge, enriching students' cognitive schemas, actively engaging them in the learning process, collaborating and cultivating critical thinking, observation and empathy skills. In particular, through (historical) education, students, as acting subjects, can (co)shape school rea...

The teacher in modern educational reality co-shapes his educational environment. Its role is considered decisive both for the promotion of the educational process and for the competences that the student will receive throughout his school years. But what are the characteristics of an effective teacher? This paper, starting from the assumption that...

The teacher today is more than just a transmitter of knowledge. It is involved in a dynamic, interactive, reflective, and metacognitive process of teaching. But what characteristics can we give to the modern teacher, in order to be "effective"? What usable -teaching- elements will the teacher add to his/her professional 'quiver'? This paper is moti...

4 (2022) "Κάποιοι μαθητές μου δεν συνδέθηκαν ποτέ…": Εκπαιδευτικοί πρωτοβάθμιας εκπαίδευσης αφηγούνται την εμπειρία τους από την τηλεκπαίδευση την περίοδο της πανδημίας του κορονοϊού Μενέλαος Τζιφόπουλος Βιβλιογραφική αναφορά: Τζιφόπουλος Μ. (2022). "Κάποιοι μαθητές μου δεν συνδέθηκαν ποτέ…": Εκπαιδευτικοί πρωτοβάθμιας εκπαίδευσης αφηγούνται την εμ...

There is no doubt about the educational value of Interactive Digital Technologies (IDT) and their teaching and pedagogical benefits, when the teachers know how to integrate them into their instruction. Unfortunately, issues arise that prevent or discourage teachers from applying IDT in education. This study explores the experiences of 18 Foreign La...

There is no doubt about the educational value of Interactive Digital Technologies (IDT) and their teaching and pedagogical benefits, when the teachers know how to integrate them into their teaching. Unfortunately, issues arise that prevent or discourage teachers from applying IDT in education. This study explores the experiences of 18 Foreign Langu...

Through pedagogical practicum programs, pre-service teachers understand the multiple and multi-level role of the teacher and are gradually led to the acquisition and enrichment of knowledge and skills, through observation, teaching, discussion, reflection, feedback, thoughts, experiences, research, and engagement with the teaching profession. Throu...

Paulo Freire, Brazilian thinker and educator, says that as teachers we come into contact with people, children, adolescents and participate in their development. We can either help our students discover knowledge or hinder them. The teacher, according to Freire, has an educational mission. The aim of liberating education, in particular, is to make...

In this paper, the experiences, thoughts, emotions, and reflections about practicum of the students of the School of History and Ethnology of the Democritus University of Thrace are recorded and discussed. The study conducted during the Spring Semester 2017-2018 with the participation of 49 pre-service secondary teachers, who taught at schools of T...

Teachers in modern educational reality construct their educational environment. Their role is crucial both for the promotion of the educational process and for the skills that the students will obtain. But what are the characteristics of an effective teacher? This paper, starting from the assumption that the teachers learn not only in their profess...

This paper presents the findings of a research conducted by secondary teachers in Greece, regarding their self-assessment upon subject matter expertise, pedagogical knowledge and digital skills. The quantitative data of the research were collected in the context of my postdoctoral research and outline the profile of Greek modern philologists’ and t...

In the age of the Coronavirus pandemic, we experience something unprecedented. This situation forces us to adapt to new circumstances in all sectors of our lives. Consequently, the field of education is changing even temporarily. We are now locked up in our homes and teach through the distance education platforms. Teachers have been thrown into the...

The pre-service teacher education, through the official specifications of the current academic curricula, is geared towards preparing university students for teaching at the so-called digital school and to be familiar with the appropriate ICT tools and digital programs. In such a school, Information and Communication Technologies will be prominent...

In this paper are grouped together and discussed critically the compulsory and optional ICT courses, which are offered by the Curricula of the Universities, which prepares teachers for Primary Education in Greece. The Study Guides analysis shows that a small number of compulsory ICT courses are offered, both theoretical and laboratory. The connecti...

In this paper, the experiences, thoughts, feelings and reflections about practicum of the students of the School of History and Ethnology of the Democritus University of Thrace are recorded and discussed. The survey took place during the Spring Semester 2017-2018 in 49 pre-service teachers, who taught at schools of Thrace. For research purposes a q...

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This paper presents the findings of a research conducted by philologists in Thessaloniki regarding their self-assessment upon subject matter expertise, pedagogical and digital skills. The quantitative data of the research were collected in the context of postdoctoral research and outline the profile of modern Greek philologists’ and their competenc...

In this paper the dimensions of digital divide (DD) are explored among Greek pre-service teachers. The participants (N=309) were asked to complete an instrument with questions about their access and use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). Data were analyzed by Principal Component Analysis (PCA); Six dimensions were extracted: Enter...

Today's young people interact with the ever-evolving digital media, socialize with modern computer applications and, by extension, re-shape their identity and are engaging in new learning strategies based on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). The focus is on the readiness to integrate ICT into the educational process by teachers and...

In the context of multiliteracies, educational policymakers at European and international level, aim at teaching and learning through multimodal texts. As a result, in the modern digital era, teachers are, increasingly, found to adopt teaching strategies to enhance the digital literacy of their students. In such a constructivism context, digital-we...

In the context of modern educational strategies, digital tools play a major role in net generation’s learning, enhancing their digital literacy. In such a constructivism context, digital-web comics can be a useful pedagogical "tool" for both teachers and students. The aim of this paper is to present the digital comics created by 40 student teachers...

In the context of Minority Education the teacher is called upon to adapt his/her professional role and taking into account his/her education to contribute to the promotion of the educational process. This paper aimed to analyzes the experience of the student teachers of the Department of History and Ethnology (DUTH) from their practicum at the mino...

The international debate on the pre-service teacher’s education seems to focus on the pedagogical training of modern teachers and, at the same time, on their enrichment with the contribution of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). In this paper will be recorded, through quantitative and qualitative data, the views of pre-service teache...

In this paper are presented the offered university courses through the student teachers curricula, which related to computer and, generally, with ICT. The aim of this research is the classification of courses in which computer is utilized either as a learning content either as a tool of digital literacy practice. This study shows that computer is u...

Nowadays, ICT Teachers training seems to be a prerequisite for future involvement to modern requirements of teaching. We are facing a new-digital generation, which enriches cognitive shapes with ICT and modern digital applications, computer programs and, especially, with the contribution of social media. These findings were the beginning for me, so...

The present thesis is part of the scientific field of ICT in education and explores the nature of digital environments, which utilize 720 student teachers at Departments of Literature, History and Archaeology, Philosophy and Education at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, in academic and non-academic learning environments. It studies, in particu...

This paper presents teachers' perceptions about distance education in remote areas of Greece, who were trained under the European Project "Foreign and Repatriated Students' Education". The participants' responses highlight the multifaceted contribution of that kind of training both as to content and as to the procedure followed. Teachers in remote...

The training of modern Greek philologists, through official specifications, of existing curricula, oriented to prepare students for teaching to the so-called digital school. In such a school,Information and Communication Technologies will constitute the "intelligent" assistant teacher in the teaching practice. This paper, taking into account the ab...

In this paper presented a blended learning model of teacher training, which adopted and implemented in the framework of the "Education and repatriated foreign students" from 2011 to 2014. Presented and interpreted assessments of 826 Greek teachers, regarding the benefits gained from both the content and the process of this educative action. It is f...

Nowadays, the teachers’ training in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) considered important and, more, essential. The benefits of distance education receive, primarily, teachers in remote and inaccessible areas, who are unable to attend live training programs, either due to the limitation of space or time. This paper refers to Primary...

The in-service training of teachers in issues related to educational content and teaching methods is linked directly with their professional development. The modern greek teacher has to address the challenges the multicultural class poses, through the adaptation of the principles of intercultural education. ICTs can provide valuable means for the t...

In recent years become increasingly apparent that the new generation is socialized and involved in emerging literacy practices with input from diverse and ever-evolving applications of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). The process of knowledge acquisition amounts to a new and diverse context in which dominate the digital application...

The introduction of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) at all levels of education led inevitably to changes in educational policy, to adapt to international and European educational standards. The programs and applications of the computer are introduced through the course of Informatics to Tertiary Education systems and in particul...

ICT and the digital literacy practices form an integral part of young people’s everyday life. A survey conducted on 309 candidate philologists of the Faculty of Philosophy of Thessaloniki shows, that the digital “gap” between the academic and non-academic practices of digital literacy of the trainee educators is a reality. It also pinpoints interes...